Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5869: עַיִן (ʻayin) Definition

Strong's number
H5869
Lemma
עַיִן
Transliteration
ʻayin
Pronunciation
ah'-yin
Strong's definition
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves). probably a primitive word;

830 instances of the word עַיִן ʻayin (H5869)


  • Genesis 16:6 - said But Abram And when Sarai Behold thy maid is in thy hand do to her as it pleaseth thee dealt hardly with her And when Sarai she fled from her face

  • Genesis 16:7 - found her And the angel of the LORD by a fountain of water in the wilderness by a fountain in the way to Shur

  • Genesis 18:2 - And he lift up his eyes and looked and lo three stood and looked them he ran to meet door them from the tent and bowed himself toward the ground

  • Genesis 18:3 - And said if now I have found favour in thy sight pass not away I pray thee from thy servant

  • Genesis 19:8 - Behold now I have two daughters which have not known man let me I pray you bring them out do ye to them as is good in your eyes man only unto these nothing do for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof

  • Genesis 19:14 - get you out And Lot and spake his sons in law which married his daughters and said Up get you out of this place will destroy for the LORD this city But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law

  • Genesis 19:19 - hath found Behold now thy servant grace in thy sight and thou hast magnified thy mercy which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life and I cannot escape to the mountain take lest some evil me and I die

  • Genesis 20:15 - said And Abimelech Behold my land is before thee where it pleaseth dwell

  • Genesis 20:16 - And unto Sarah he said Behold I have given a thousand pieces of silver thy brother behold he is to thee a covering of the eyes unto all that are with thee and with all other thus she was reproved

  • Genesis 21:11 - And the thing was very sight in Abraham's because of his son

  • Genesis 21:12 - hath said And God unto Abraham in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy bondwoman hath said in all that Sarah unto thee hearken unto her voice for in Isaac be called shall thy seed

  • Genesis 21:19 - opened And God her eyes and she saw a well of water and filled the bottle of water and gave the lad

  • Genesis 22:4 - day Then on the third lifted up Abraham his eyes and saw the place afar off

  • Genesis 22:13 - lifted up And Abraham his eyes and looked him a ram and behold behind caught in a thicket by his horns And Abraham and took him a ram and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son

  • Genesis 23:11 - Nay my lord hear me the field give thee and the cave give thee in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee bury thy dead

  • Genesis 23:18 - Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth before all that went in at the gate of his city

  • Genesis 24:13 - Behold I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the city come out to draw of water

  • Genesis 24:16 - And the damsel fair to look upon was very a virgin neither had any man known her and she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up

  • Genesis 24:29 - And Rebekah had a brother and his name and Laban ran and Laban unto the man out unto the well

  • Genesis 24:30 - And it came to pass when he saw the earring and bracelets by hands his sister and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying Thus spake the man unto me that he came the man and behold he stood by the camels by at the well